No one had answers to these questions, and Ryan only felt that the world he lived in had countless mysteries that he couldn't see through or guess.

He thought a lot all day long, Liman didn't have this kind of stinky problem, and when he knew the location of the ruins, he shouted to find out, and it took a while of persuasion for Ryan to let him stop the precipice in time.

What are you kidding, seeing that you are about to take off on the spot, you, the main force of rune research, are going to go to the dwarf kingdom to dig up ruins? What about "play"?

As rune technology gradually gets on the right track, and there are more and more things that can be used, Ryan is still counting on continuing to grow bigger and stronger!

After returning to the castle, Ryan began to think about his next move, and he had many ideas waiting to be realized, such as "car", the shadow of the car can already be seen in the [Smasher], not to mention making trucks, tanks and whatnot, similar to trains should be no problem.

It's just that the time is not yet ripe, and Ryan doesn't plan to put it into practice yet.

There are many similar ideas, but after his careful choice, these plans were all killed by him, and he did not have the strength to defend his family, and everything was pale and powerless.

The main focus is still on the military first, Ryan now understands why Huaxia in the previous life has something good to use in the army first, no way, the gun is the waist pole!

It's just that at present, there is a very fatal flaw in the Kanna territory, that is, the population resources are insufficient, and Kanna is about to enter a high-speed development, and the tens of thousands of people can't spread out at all, and they are tied everywhere.

With a population of more than 60,000 and an army of more than 5,000 people, this is already the limit, and there is no possibility of further expansion at all, unless he is mad to the point that all the people are soldiers.

If that's the case, he's not far from death.

There is nothing to be done in terms of numbers for the time being, so Ryan plans to start with weapons and equipment, and since there is no manpower, then use one of them as ten!

As long as the equipment is advanced and powerful enough, 5,000 people can be used as 50,000 people, of course, this is only referring to the ordinary configuration of the troops, and it is not enough to face a trump card like the Knights.

"If you want to have a strong army, in addition to elite soldiers, commanders, weapons, logistics, discipline and other aspects are indispensable.

At present, there are five battalions in Kanna, which is exactly the size of an army, and three of them are battle-hardened, although they dare not call themselves elite, but they can be regarded as decent.

The training of recruits has always been according to high standards, and it will be useful to put it on the battlefield with orcs a few more times later.

In terms of commanders, Delai and Allen have both proven themselves, and they are both generals, and what is lacking is only accumulation and precipitation, which can be regarded as the best.

In terms of weapons, it is a relatively simple field, although at present, there are no knives, bows, swords, and guns, and there are also trebuchets, thousand-machine repeaters, crystal bombs, and other killing weapons.

However, the trebuchet is too flawed, and the Thousand Machine Crossbow series weapons are all gold-devouring beasts, and it is very difficult to equip a large number of them, and the crystal bomb is also limited by the material.

Alas......"

Ryan nested himself deep into the sofa, this army, a second-rate army is easy to capture, but if you meet a real elite, I'm afraid you may not be able to even open five or five.

For a while, Lord Ryan was a little anxious.

Pulling out a piece of paper from his side, Ryan wrote down the terms mobility, defense, aggression, and logistics.

The mobility is well understood, and all the old, weak, sick and disabled people up and down Ryan can't muster three hundred horses, and so far it is an exaggeration to be able to pull out two hundred cavalry out of five thousand men.

In case something happens, support basically relies on a pair of big feet, which is not something that Ryan can tolerate, in his opinion, it still needs a force that can react quickly.

Therefore, the cultivation of mounts should also be put on the agenda. I can't help it, I don't dare to get the train out now.

Defensiveness refers to the armor on the soldier's body, as well as various weapons that are conducive to defense.

Armor is divided into many types, such as leather armor, chain mail, and plate armor. But either way, it's not cheap.

Of the five battalions in Karna, less than 30 percent of them were armoured, and most of them were generally defensive leather armor.

It's not that Ryan doesn't want to put on armor for the whole army, it's just that it's too expensive to sell outside, and it's too slow to be made by himself, so he can't supply it.

Speaking of which, Ryan took out another thing he had designed before, that is, a hydraulic machine tool, which he had learned a little about in his previous life, and was said to have made a great contribution to the popularization of plate armor.

He also wanted to do this, but later found out that this thing was not necessarily feasible, and of course it could also be a problem with his design, but in this way, the plan to stamping the plate armor of the hydraulic machine tool was shelved.

But now it's different, rune technology is starting to shine, and it can be built a more efficient device than a hydraulic machine.

Plate armor is still very good in cold weapon warfare, and now the new steelmaking furnace is also very powerful, and there is no problem with raw materials.

So Ryan's cool heart burned again, not to mention that everyone was like a tin can, and it was not bad to wear a cuirass, as long as it was not against the extraordinary army of the mage battle group and the knights, the armor was still very good.

Thinking of this, Ryan secretly poked and poked the word plate armor under the defense.

There are a wide range of weapons that can be applied to city defense, and the existing ones can be used, but there are still many shortcomings, such as those that can threaten the enemy's high-end combat power and resist large-scale magic, which are basically not available at present.

"Can we create a weapon that resembles an artillery? Now that there is the [Magic Well], the energy supply is no longer a problem, and the city walls can also accommodate a large volume of weapon platforms, well, it feels like a play, ask Liman another day.

At present, the mainstream defense system is a large-scale arrangement of magic arrays, and this problem is not easy to solve, so let Liman think about it. ”

Ryan unceremoniously left the question to Liman, who made him an expert?

Then he turned his attention to aggressiveness, which mainly refers to individual weapons and weapons that can be used in field combat.

For example, the thousand-machine crossbow and the miniaturized crystal bomb can be regarded as individual combat weapons, and the advantage of rune weapons is that an ordinary person can also use it to release a power comparable to that of an extraordinary person, which is very terrifying.

It's a pity that the cost is too expensive, until now, the production of thousands of machine crossbows and repeaters is also very limited, crystal bombs are cheap, but without a large number of magic crystals, it is useless.

It's not that Ryan didn't think about creating a "firearm" that didn't use gunpowder, even if it was a rifle, and one person was enough to stand out from the crowd.

But he once proposed this idea to Liman, and was ruthlessly killed, for the simple reason that seamless steel pipes alone were a big problem, and the strength of the material had to be considered.

It is true that a magician can make a seamless steel pipe, but at most it is like a stubby type like a thousand machine crossbows, and it is a dream to want to produce them in large quantities.

It is true that it is not a problem for manpower to produce a poor barrel, but the key is whether it can withstand the power of the moment when the magic bursts out.

The kind of thing that comes out of the machine tool is not out yet, and the projectile has not landed, the bullet in the previous life is definitely not good, regardless of whether it is pointed or round, and the only suitable ones are rune arrows at present.

But since they all use rune arrows, it's better to work on the Thousand Machine Crossbow.

This road is blocked for Ryan for the time being, but he is not a person who gives up lightly, since he can't produce "hot weapons" for the time being, let's start with cold weapons.

Although he doesn't know runes, he still knows what they do.

For example, [High Temperature Rune] [Sharp Rune] [Flame Rune] or something, as long as the combination is reasonable, it can be used completely.

Even if the number of magic crystals is limited now, you can make a batch of them out and take a look, test the water, and if the method is feasible, you can equip it on a large scale just by waiting for the magic crystals to be in place.

"Well, make a note first, and let them make a few samples another day."

The issue of weapons can be put to an end for the time being, and there is also a logistics support that is also very important.

When troops march and fight, baggage is very important, and it has always been a weakness of the army, and it is often used as a breakthrough point.

Moreover, in long-distance combat, the baggage team is often dragged for a long time, and the head and tail cannot take care of each other, and even the defense is very difficult, and once it is glued by the cavalry team, it is very passive.

Among them, grain and grass occupy the vast majority, because the consumption is too large, and the transportation also requires a considerable part of the manpower, in many cases even more than the number of people fighting.

The population is hard wounded, and Ryan said that he can't afford to hurt.

In this regard, Ryan already has a more mature solution.

Don't look at the rune laboratory shining now, in fact, the magic plant laboratory under the leadership of Kewell is not dry, and there have been a lot of achievements in the research of magic plants.

For example, not long ago, they developed a recipe to grind magic rice and a large number of magic peanuts into powder to make food similar to yakiniku.

It only takes a palm-sized piece to meet the physical strength of a soldier for a day's march.

Because after many experiments, they found that magic peanuts can provide a lot of calories, far more than ordinary wheat, rice and the like. After research, a one-pound pancake is equivalent to a five-pound loaf of bread.

Moreover, the food made from these magic crops also has the characteristics of being difficult to spoil for a long time, and eating magic rice for a long time can also slowly improve the physical fitness of soldiers, which can be described as a lot of benefits.

Originally, a soldier could carry less than a week's worth of food, and there would be more livestock such as horses and mules, but it was still only suitable for a period of time.

It would be different if all of them were replaced with the baked cakes made from this magic crop, and with the same total amount, a soldier could carry almost a month's worth of dry food, and the combat time would be greatly extended.

Moreover, the pressure on logistics will be much less, and it will almost be necessary to transport four or five times the weight of grain, so that the speed of the grain team will be faster, and it will not be easy to have the dilemma of not being able to take care of each other.

At that time, Kewell also said that considering that the human body also needs salt and other nutrients, it is completely possible to add more salt and a small amount of meat floss when making pancakes.

It can be said that this is a perfect military ration, and it is not inferior to the compressed biscuits in the previous life.

The main problem that Kewell is facing at the moment is that the cultivation of magic plants requires an area with a high concentration of magic power, which is rare and not large.

If it was before, there was really nothing to do, but the appearance of the [Magic Well] opened the door of hope for him.

The function of the [Mana Well] is to absorb and store the surrounding mana, and then release it when it is used.

So why not simply adjust it, remove its storage function, and increase the absorption range of mana, theoretically speaking, as long as the power is enough, it can completely achieve the effect of changing the concentration of mana.

There was no need to ask Liman about this, and Ryan was able to determine that it was very feasible!

As soon as he said it, Ryan approached Liman the next day and told him what he thought about runic weapons and the [Mana Well].

Liman, who was originally a little annoyed that Ryan was disturbing him, suddenly lost a little anger after hearing Ryan's thoughts, and began to seriously think about the possibility of what Ryan said.

He also brought in the "strongest brain" Sparrow and the "rune genius" Susan to study and discuss together, and finally they agreed that Ryan could achieve all of these points, and there was no big problem in terms of technology!

In particular, the idea of stamping plate armor caught their eye, and they thought it was more challenging than [Smasher]!

This answer almost made Ryan jump for joy, and the thought of a soldier dressed like a tin can, with rune weapons in his hands, and carrying nearly a month's worth of dry rations on the battlefield was about to be created by himself.

They are all people who are accustomed to speaking with practical actions, and they immediately threw themselves into it.

The result went as smoothly as expected, and the first thing to set the design was about the transformation of the [Magic Well], after all, spring ploughing is coming, although magic plants can be planted at any time period, but following the original rules will have a better harvest.

In just three days, the [Magic Well Type II] was freshly baked, and Ryan, who couldn't wait, immediately called Kewell for an experiment.

The results of the experiment went very smoothly, and with the activation of the device, in less than a day, the concentration of magic in the surrounding area of more than one acre reached a level suitable for planting magical plants.

And with the passage of time, this range will be further expanded, which means that the popularization of magical plants has become possible, and it is not certain that one day in the future, magical plants will completely replace traditional crops.

The next thing that came out of the finished product was a batch of cold weapons inscribed with runes, the number was just ten handles, and it took three days, and this was the result of Liman's lack of technical difficulty and lack of participation.

This batch of rune weapons was completed completely independently by Susan and three students in the same batch, which shows that there is really no technical difficulty.

Even so, Ryan still had high expectations for them and couldn't wait to start testing......

(End of chapter)